'32 Deuce ..What Scale is this?

[64SS350]

What scale is this kit?

[Longbox55]

1/24-ish. It's a pretty crude kit compared to the current offerings.

[64SS350]

Thanks, just found it, I wondered as small as the box is.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yeah, and the body isn't particularly accurate for a '32. It's more like a '30-31, but still not right. The grille shell is about right for a '32, however. The wheels and tires are large, even for 1/24. And like the man said, it's pretty crude. Still, you CAN build a very attractive period-style model from it, if that's your ambition.

The box is shallow because the body is in two parts, and the parts-count is low.

Edited November 1, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Tom Geiger]

The box is shallow because the body is in two parts, and the parts-count is low.

and be prepared to fill a seam that runs right down the center of the trunk lid.

[Art Anderson]

Very early 1/24 scale Monogram kit, dates from around 1958-59 IIRC.  Not all that accurate, the wheels and tires were Indy roadster sized, 16" front, 18" rear, which was the standard USAC Championship car sizing for that era.

Art

[Greg Myers]

 the wheels and tires were Indy roadster sized, 16" front, 18" rear, which was the standard USAC Championship car sizing for that era.

Also standard for many hot rods of the day  

[Snake45]

If you build it, don't forget that flatheads don't have four exhaust ports on each side.

[Tom Geiger]

As everyone has said, it's not a car to use to build a show winner, but it's an interesting journey back to 1958 and the beginnings of model car kits. First you'll see the two part body shell,  something necessary due to the shallow abilities of injection molding at that time.  This was before mold slides and other innovations.  Also note how thick the parts are, again due to the mold technology.

Then we get into the scale and accuracy issues. These kits were designed for kids. And I'm sure the audience loved this kit!

I own one of the repops. I wouldn't think of building it, but it's in my collection representing what it is.  And today as we complain about some of the new tools, some of the best model kits ever tooled, it would be good to go back and open this box for a reality check!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very early 1/24 scale Monogram kit, dates from around 1958-59 IIRC.  Not all that accurate, the wheels and tires were Indy roadster sized, 16" front, 18" rear, which was the standard USAC Championship car sizing for that era.

Art

 

Also standard for many hot rods of the day  

 

If you build it, don't forget that flatheads don't have four exhaust ports on each side.

All good points...though the cast alloy 18" rear wheels portrayed in the kit wouldn't be too likely to have been seen on the street during the period represented, being expensive race-only parts at the time.

Thing is though, it's a really cool old kit, well-proportioned with just-right stance, and can make a knockout model with some effort.  Here are a couple of pretty fine examples of what you CAN do with it...

   Built by Don Sikora II

 Built by FordRodnKustom

Edited November 1, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Snake45]

I'd always assumed this thing was bigger than 1/24, more like 1/20. Just dug mine out and was pleasantly surprised to discover that it IS very 1/24-ishn. Now I just gotta devise something cool to do with it. Starting with either finding or figgering out how to make more accurate exhausts--or perhaps just replace the engine altogether....

[John Goschke]

This kit was actually a modified reissue of Monogram's second all-plastic car kit (kit #P-2,) which was originally molded in shrink- and warp-prone acetate. Suggested retail price was 98¢. This version had a dual carb flathead, street tires with hub caps, and didn't have the zoomie headers. It came in a smaller 6.125" x 3.625" x 1.625" box. At some point during its production it may have been released in styrene.

Prior to its re-release as the "Drag Strip Hot Rod" it appeared again, under Monogram's "Four Star Plastikit" branding, probably molded in styrene, with re-vised box art, and an expanded decal sheet. This is the rarest version of the kit.

 

[Earl Marischal]

I love this kit and built about 3 back in the 1960s and early 1970s. I have one still to do now but would love another one or two. Anyone got one to spare?

There's a great build of one here --> http://public.fotki.com/V866/model-cars--trucks/racer-types/quarter-milers/vintage-monogram-32/

steve

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've amassed several over the years. Started building a Z-car powered track-nose version back in 2012...

[Earl Marischal]

Thanks to Karl, I now own the kit in question.

Many thanks to him for taking the effort to send it here to the UK.

steve